Admire the pristine beauty of nature in the heritage bay Soi Sim Island is a natural beauty with many charming landscapes that allow visitors to relax their bodies and souls, immerse themselves in nature, and embrace the most beautiful moments of natural convergence. This island brings the vitality of the blue sea, offering various services for experiencing activities on the sea. Particularly, Soi Sim Island also boasts lush vegetation and a magnificent beach, safe for swimming. Let’s delve into more details about Soi Sim Island below.

Location & transportation to the island

Located in the southeast of Halong Bay, Soi Sim Island spans approximately 7.8 hectares. If traveling from Bai Chay, Soi Sim Island is about 10km away. Despite not being very large, this emerald gem is favored by nature with many beautiful scenes. Departing from the international passenger port in Tuan Chau, it takes about 90 minutes by boat on a 12km journey to reach Soi Sim Island.

The island is named after the sim flower, which blooms in a corner of the island during summer, dyeing it purple. This scenery is incredibly romantic, especially since the sim fruit on Soi Sim Island is delicious and is considered a specialty for making sim wine.

Exciting experiences on Soi Sim Island

Touring Soi Sim Island, you will experience many exciting activities, such as:

Strolling and swimming at Soi Sim Island’s beach

Soi Sim Beach boasts clear blue water, shallow and safe. Unlike the crowded beaches like Bai Chay and others in Halong Bay, this beach is clean, beautiful, and safe, making it an ideal place for immersing yourself in cool water, gazing at the sky, sunbathing, and blending into nature here.

Exploring the lush vegetation

Soi Sim Island has a unique geological structure with 2/3 of the land being red ferro-aluminum soil, which fosters incredibly diverse vegetation. The sim forest on Soi Sim Island, thanks to inheriting this special type of soil, features larger blooms, deeper hues of purple, and sweeter sim fragrance.

Conquering Soi Sim peak

Standing on Soi Sim Peak, you can extend your gaze far and wide, taking in the panoramic view of this island. With just a leisurely walk and climbing 400 more steps, you can reach the summit of Soi Sim Island to fully capture the vast seascape. At this moment, Soi Sim Island blends into one amidst the sea and sky, creating a vast and magnificent scene.

This journey is not too tiring but gives you the feeling of conquest, allowing you to admire the beautiful and breathtaking nature at its finest on Soi Sim Island.

Water motorbike tour around the island

On Soi Sim Island, you can also rent water motorbikes to tour around the island. With the island’s not too large area, just a water motorbike is enough for you to easily explore the island’s scenery. Water motorbikes operate quite simply and come with life jackets, so you can feel completely at ease when engaging in activities on the sea. This is one of the most lively and enjoyable activities that tourists choose when visiting Soi Sim Island.

Ideal time to admire the Sim flowers

The highlight that creates the attraction of Soi Sim Island is its sim forest. If you want to admire the endless stretches of purple sim forest on a corner of the island, then you should visit in summer.

Late April to May is the time when purple sim flowers bloom all over the place.

Around late July to August is the time for sim fruit harvesting. Depending on your preference for the time of the sim season, you can plan your trip to Soi Sim Island accordingly. For photography enthusiasts, the purple sim flower season is the ideal time!

Tour itinerary to Soi Sim Island

Route 2: Tuan Chau Port → Soi Sim Island → Ti Top Island → Surprise Cave → Bo Nau Cave → Luon Cave → Me Cung Cave

Route 2 out of 5 touring routes in Halong Bay will include a tour to Soi Sim Island. Visitors will be picked up at Tuan Chau International Port and travel to the first destination, Soi Sim Island.

After visiting Soi Sim Island, the journey continues to Ti Top Island and a visit to Surprise Cave. The journey will then proceed to Bo Nau Cave – Luon Cave and conclude with a tour of Me Cung Cave.

Soi Sim Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Halong Bay that you shouldn’t miss. On Route 2 to Soi Sim Island and other destinations, you will have approximately 6 hours to visit all the sites. Wishing you a journey to experience the most beautiful spots in Halong Bay with many fascinating and memorable moments!